Chapter 145 Liu Bei, I will destroy him

Guo Tu first objected: "No, it's too risky. The bandits' camp is built in the mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. They can abandon the camp at any time. If Zhang Yan doesn't return his troops to protect the camp, wouldn't Ye City be in danger?"

"Yes, we must not let Ye City fall into danger. The best plan now is to withdraw our troops to protect Ye City. Otherwise, if Ye City is destroyed, the morale of the army will be chaotic, and we will be defeated without a fight.

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Shen Pei also proposed withdrawing troops to protect Yecheng.

Their families and even tribesmen are all in Yecheng. If Yecheng is destroyed, their families will be the first to suffer.

Yuan Shao is also worried.

After all, his favorite son Yuan Shang stayed in Yecheng, and his younger son Yuan Mai and his wives and concubines were all here.

Although Tian Feng and Feng Ji believed that Xu You's plan was feasible, their families were also in Yecheng, and they were also worried about their family's safety. Therefore, even if they did not object, they did not express their approval.

Other generals even voiced their support to Guo Tu and Shen Pei, hoping that Yuan Shao would retreat to protect Yecheng.

Xu You looked at everyone, shook his head secretly, gently twirled his beard, a sneer appeared on his face, and stopped talking.

He has long understood that Yuan Shao is not a good judge. He is fond of making decisions but is difficult to make decisions. He often worries about too many things.

Now he doesn't dare to gamble with Yecheng.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that although Zhang Yan led 100,000 troops south to Yecheng, judging from their marching speed and the food and grass they transported, it was obvious that they were just bluffing to lure Yuan Shao.

Just withdraw the troops to relieve the siege of Yijing.

If Cao Cao was the one using the troops, he would definitely use his own strategies and even ambush his troops, waiting for a surprise attack when Zhang Yan returns with his troops.

Yuan Shao hesitated for a long time and finally said: "Although Ziyuan's strategy is good, we can't take risks in Yecheng. It was lost last time, and we can't lose it again this time. Although Yi Jing cannot be broken, and although Gongsun Zan cannot be destroyed, he can't do anything to me."

, let’s retreat back to Ye first, then look for opportunities to annihilate Zhang Yan, and then annihilate Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei!”

"The general makes a wise decision!" Guo Tu quickly flattered.

Yuan Shao immediately sent an order to withdraw his troops and rush back to Yecheng.

Zhang Yan had already sent people to monitor Yuan Shao's movements. When he saw the retreating troops, he hurried back to report.

After hearing the news, Zhang Yan immediately sent an order to stop the march, and then received a report from the scouting horse. After confirming that Yuan Shao had really retreated and left Yi Jing, he ordered to turn around and rush back to the village.

Yuan Shao had 60,000 troops, and Zhang Yan's goal was to rescue Gongsun Zan, not to destroy Yuan Shao.

With his 100,000 troops, he knew that he was no match for Yuan Shao's 60,000 troops, so he did not dare to fight against Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao and his army had just left Yijing when they received news that Zhang Yan had withdrawn.

At this time, I knew that what Xu You said was right. Zhang Yan did not really want to attack Yecheng, but was just making a show of his voice. The purpose was to get Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops and relieve the siege of Yijing.

But the soldiers and horses have retreated, and it is impossible to besiege Yi Jing again. If we want to besiege, we have to wait until next time.

It is even more impossible to attack Zhang Yan's garrison. He has 100,000 men and horses to garrison, and the garrison is based on a mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and even if you want to attack, you can't attack it.

Yuan Shao felt a little suffocated in his heart. He hated Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, but the people he hated most now were Liu Bei and Zhou Xing.

In the final analysis, it was Liu Bei and Zhou Xing who ruined his plan. They originally concentrated their troops and prepared to defeat Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop, but now they failed in vain.

"Liu Da'er and Zhou Xing, I hate these two people very much. I swear to behead them!"

On the way back to the army, Yuan Shao was still angry and said through gritted teeth.

Feng Ji was beside him and persuaded: "The current enemies of General Ming are mainly four. One is Gongsun Zan, the second is Zhang Yan, the third is Liu Bei, and the fourth is Cao Cao. Liu Youzhou's son Liu He, Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, etc.

The people have captured Yuyang, Guangyang and other counties, and Gongsun Zan can only defend Yijing. Although there are dangers, they are not serious dangers."

"Although Zhang Yan has many troops, they are just a mob, and Zhang Yan has no great ambitions. Although this person also has troubles, they are not serious troubles."

"Liu Bei, on the other hand, although he does not have many soldiers and horses now, he has many brave generals in his army. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are both fierce generals in the world, as well as Taishi Ci and Liu Zheng of Qingzhou, both of whom are not mediocre generals. Especially his military advisor Zhou Xing,

Although this man is young, he is very wise. I heard that it was he who persuaded Liu Bei to abandon Xuzhou and go to Qingzhou. This shows that this man has great foresight."

"When Liu Bei arrived in Qingzhou, he originally thought that he only wanted to settle in Donglai County, but now he is seeking the land of Beihai, and at the same time he is accumulating food and recruiting troops. It can be seen that since Liu Bei arrived in Qingzhou, he has planned to capture Qingzhou and even fought for it.

The heart of the world. Although Liu Bei is in Qingzhou, he is our hidden danger! If we let him seize Qingzhou, he will definitely come to fight for Jizhou. General Ming, it is better to abandon Gongsun Zan and concentrate on destroying Liu Bei, and then raise his troops to attack

North."

"There is also Cao Cao in the south, who is holding the emperor hostage to command the world. If Lu Bu is destroyed, I'm afraid he will raise his troops and come north. If this is the case, we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides and will be in a difficult situation!"

After thinking carefully for the past two days, Feng Ji finally saw the situation clearly. Not only did he see Liu Bei's hidden danger, but he also saw Yuan Shao's current situation.

There is Gongsun Zan in the north, Zhang Yan in the west mountain of the state, Liu Bei in the east, and Cao Cao in the south.

It can be said that Jizhou is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the strongest one is undoubtedly Cao Cao.

However, Cao Cao is in the process of attacking Lu Bu. He doesn't know when the war will stop, and he doesn't know if he can defeat Lu Bu.

Therefore, the south is temporarily stable.

Liu Bei doesn't have many soldiers and horses, and Yuan Tan can stop him in the plains, so the east side can have no worries for the time being.

Gongsun Zan was trapped in Yi Jing. Although he was saved this time, he probably did not dare to lead his troops to attack Ye City, because Liu He and Youzhou could attack behind him at any time.

Zhang Yan had been defeated before, and she didn't dare to fight Yuan Shao alone.

"General Ming, whether it is Gongsun Zan, Zhang Yan or Liu Bei, if they come alone, of course we have nothing to fear. We are only afraid that they will join forces. If so..."

Feng Ji did not continue. Yuan Shao could imagine the consequences.

Of course Yuan Shao thought of it, his eyelids suddenly twitched, his face suddenly changed, and he asked urgently: "How should we respond?"

Feng Ji pondered for a moment and said: "General Ming, this time the troops sent out failed, Gongsun Zan can no longer be attacked, Zhang Yan cannot be destroyed, and Gongsun Zan is not easy to destroy. And Zhang Yan is garrisoned in the mountains, making it even more difficult to attack. For the current plan, we should take advantage of

When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he quickly sent out troops to defeat Liu Bei. He could only defeat Liu Bei first and eliminate the trouble in the east, and then concentrate his forces to attack Zhang Yan and Gongsun Zan. Then, he would attack Cao Cao and welcome the emperor to Yecheng.

The emperor orders the world!"

"Liu Bei, I will destroy him!"

Yuan Shao said bitterly.
Chapter completed!